DAVID ARCHULETA HAS MORE THAN A CRUSH IN HIS LATEST SINGLE, “CAN I CALL YOU”

DAVID CONFIRMED TO PERFORM AT WORLD PRIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL ALONGSIDE CYNTHIA ERIVO AND MORE ON JUNE 7 IN WASHINGTON DC

Watch The Lyric Video HERE

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LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 9, 2025 -  David Archuleta is ready to slow things down a bit while keeping the senses rising with “Can I Call You,” the second single HERE from his highly anticipated EP releasing in August.

While his worldwide hit single, "Crème Brulée" HERE introduced us to a bold, flirty new side of David, “Can I Call You” brings out his sweeter, more vulnerable emotions. “Can I Call You” simmers from a sultry place following “Crème Brulée” that I would say is more grounded. It has a yearning romantic tone to it. The sweet side of David comes out in this song but still has those sexy undertones in it.” says David

With tender, sultry vocals and a melody as smooth as peaches, David captures the ache of wanting someone so deeply, their presence lingers even in silence.  “Can I Call You” marks another confident step in David’s bold new era, he is at his most open—and most magnetic. Watch the lyric video HERE

Additionally, David headlined The Bellwether in Los Angeles with his “AFTERHOURS” concert experience last week to rave reviews  Out Magazine  and has been confirmed to perform at the World Pride Music Festival HERE in Washington DC alongside Cynthia Erivo on June 7.  David will also perform at Pittsburgh Pride on May 31, Ty Herndon’s Concert For Love & Acceptance in Nashville on June 2, headline the Metro Ball in Dallas on June 6, OKC PrideFest on June 27 and St. Louis Pride on June 29.

“Can I Call You”

Written by David Archuleta, Michael Blum, Noah Davis

Are You Up?

Saw you standing there

In a crowded room

I didn't see

Anyone but you

I'm usually patient,

But this time I ain't waiting

I can see my shot and I'm gonna take it

Now I'm calling you baby,

Like it was your name

I tell you come over,

I don't wanna sound insane

It's more than a crush,

Maybe it's love

And I don't know what to say, but are you up

Are you up

Can I call you

We don't even need to talk,

Don't need no volume

You can listen to my heart

Boy you're the sweetest,

Like peaches

Even if it's just you breathing that’ll do

Oh

Can I, can I, can I call you

(Can I call you)

Now you're back in Atlanta

And I'm home in LA

I wish you were closer

I wish I had stayed

'Cause I'm missing your body

And how you say my name

I ain't jealous,

I just hate when you're away

If you want it, come take it

I can feel the vibrations

It's so close, you can taste it

I'll show you all of the ways that

I can make you feel good

Make you feel that good

Would you come over right now?

If you could

Think you should

Can I call you

We don't even need to talk

Don't need no volume

You can listen to my heart

Boy you're the sweetest,

Like peaches

Even if it's just you breathing that’ll do

Oh

Can I, can I, can I call you

In the morning

In the evening

In the middle of the night

And I want you

No I need you

You're the one thing on my mind

Every morning,

Every evening,

To tell you that my heart is on the line

Can I call you

We don't even need to talk

Don't need no volume

You can listen to my heart

Boy you're the sweetest,

Like peaches

Even if it's just you breathing that’ll do

Oh yeah

Can I, can I, can I

Can I, can I, can I

David’s most recent releases include:

Crème Brulée - HERE.

Freedom - HERE

Rather Be Lonely - HERE

Hell Together - HERE

Afraid To Love - HERE

I’m Yours - HERE 

“Up” - HERE

Faith In Me: HERE

Movin’: HERE

OK, All Right: HERE

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Spotify 1.7M monthly listeners

Twitter 1.1M Followers 

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Complete Press info including hi-res art here:  HERE

ABOUT DAVID ARCHULETA: 

Since first stepping into the pop spotlight at age 17, David Archuleta has embodied the kind of genuine star power that can’t be manufactured. After years of dazzling audiences with his radiant personality and phenomenal voice—a journey that’s included turning out multiple platinum-selling hits, achieving global acclaim as a captivating live performer, and emerging as an undeniable fixture on the pop-culture scene—the Miami-born singer/songwriter experienced a major personal transformation that radically altered his identity as an artist. As shown on his 2024 compelling single “Hell Together,” Archuleta has dramatically expanded the landscape of his songwriting and devoted himself to making pop music with equal parts uncompromising emotion and exhilarating impact. 

With his latest triumphs including winning the 2024 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist and landing a book deal for his forthcoming memoir, Archuleta first moved toward the unfiltered truth of his new material with a revelatory writing trip to Toronto in late 2022. “It was a really magical week where I started exploring topics I’d never discussed before in my music, like falling in love with a man and leaving my faith,” says the L.A.-based artist, who came out in 2021. “In a way it was scary, but mostly it was thrilling to do what would have seemed impossible to the person I used to be. I realized I don’t have to hide who I am anymore.” Although he’d displayed a heartfelt candor on previous releases like his eighth album Therapy Sessions (a 2020 album that opened up about his struggles with anxiety), Archuleta ultimately embraced an entirely new element of unbridled creativity in the writing of songs like his euphoric 2023 single “Afraid To Love.”

While Archuleta brought a sublimely dance-ready sound to songs like “Afraid To Love” and “I’m Yours” (a 2023 single whose video earned such illustrious awards as the Best Music Video prize at the Cannes World Film Festival), “Hell Together” centers on a stripped-back and soulful form of piano-driven pop. A gospel-inspired ballad that hit the top five on iTunes the day of its premiere, the heartrending yet triumphant track took shape after a conversation with his mother following the publication of a People magazine article in which he discussed his faith transition. “I didn’t hear from my mom for a few days after the article came out and I was worried she was upset with me, because she was very devout and always saw the church as a place of healing,” he says. “But when we finally talked my mother said that she was stepping away from the church as well. She told me, ‘I don’t want to be somewhere that my children don’t feel loved and welcomed. If you go to Hell, we’re all going to Hell with you. We’re a family and we’ll always be there for each other, in good or in bad! ’”

Not only a powerful example of his newly elevated artistry, “Hell Together” is an unprecedented showcase for the tremendous vocal talents Archuleta has cultivated since childhood. Raised in Utah from the age of six, he first fell in love with music due to the influence of his mother (a salsa singer and dancer) and father (a jazz trumpeter). By his early teens he’d begun writing songs of his own, and in 2008 he gained massive fame as the first runner-up on the seventh season of American Idol. After making his debut with his double-platinum single “Crush,” he released a steady stream of albums and built an adoring following around the world, touring in such far-flung places as Asia and the Middle East. In a truly unexpected and audacious move, Archuleta left the music business in a moment of colossal success and headed to Chile to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for two years—then returned with a profoundly renewed sense of purpose as he dove back into his music career.

As he continues to unlock new levels of freedom in his music and beyond, Archuleta has found an endless source of inspiration in his growing passion for dancing, raves, and festival culture. “EDM festivals and dancing have been a new way of feeling a sense of community and togetherness that I was worried I would lose,” he says. “Feeling a oneness through music and dancing is so magical and therapeutic—it’s freeing and also creative. It has encouraged me to be more fearless and to not be afraid to express myself in more creative ways.” With his recent live experience including making his musical-theater debut in 2022 as the lead in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat—and joining the likes of Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, Grammy Award-winner Victoria Monet, and Lauv for the 2023 LOVELOUD tour—Archuleta routinely brings that open-heartedness to a high-energy live show that fosters an extraordinarily close connection with the crowd. Over the past few years, he’s also deepened his relationship with his fanbase by bringing his effortless charisma and disarmingly warm presence to social media platforms like TikTok, where he’s now spurred numerous viral videos with millions of views. 

Naming such eclectic artists as Tracy Chapman, indie-pop singer/songwriter Maddie Zahm, and Nigerian musician Tems among his current inspirations, Archuleta is continuing to unveil more of his inner life in his songwriting. With his latest worldwide hit single,“Crème Brulée,” David continues to share new sides of himself and has hit a new chord with pop music lovers. Over the next several months David will reveal more new music, he notes that uncovering his most authentic voice has involved finding self-assurance in unexpected places. “Growing up in the church, I was taught to stand up for my beliefs and share them with the world, which is exactly what I’m trying to do with my music,” he says. “Even though I stand for something else now, I still have that same level of conviction in what I do. I believe in being bold in my vulnerability and speaking the truth of who I am, so that hopefully people can come away from my songs feeling like they understand themselves, or others, or just life in general a little better than they did before.”